The autopsy is in decline, despite the fact that accurate mortality statistics remain essential
for public health and health service planning. The falling autopsy rate combined with the …

The new International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/American Thoracic Society/European
Respiratory Society lung adenocarcinoma classification provides, for the first time, …

Purpose To review recent advances in pathology and computed tomography (CT) of lung
adenocarcinoma and bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC). Methods A pathology/CT review …

Despite the considerable progress in the classification of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
(IIPs), the lack of an international standard has resulted in variable and confusing …

Separation of small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) from nonsmall cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC)
is a critical distinction to be made in the diagnosis of lung cancer. However, the diagnosis …

Background: There have been few inter-observer studies of diffuse parenchymal lung disease
(DPLD), but the recent ATS/ERS consensus classification provides a basis for such a study…

Asbestosis is defined as diffuse pulmonary fibrosis caused by the inhalation of excessive
amounts of asbestos fibers. Pathologically, both pulmonary fibrosis of a particular pattern and …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a clinical syndrome in which the precipitating factors
are unclear. An association between Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and IPF had previously been …

A series of 20 cases of radiation bowel disease (RBD) was studied qualitatively and the
arterial changes were studied quantitatively. A control series of 45 cases was studied. In the …

Two hundred and twenty-three patients with colorectal carcinoma were treated consecutively
at the University Hospital of South Manchester from May 1976 to January 1981. Twenty-…